A Pigments Department research metallurgist at DuPont's Experimental Station is manipulating a water cooled electrode which extends into a vacuum melting chamber. An electric arc between the electrode and the metal charge fuses the contents within...

The versatility of titanium tetrachloride, the liquid in the large flask, was exemplified by the exhibit of the many products made from it by the Pigments Department, which was shown visitors to the dedication of the $30,000,000 addition to the...

Ultrasonic energy is used at DuPont's new Electrochemicals Sales Service Laboratory to clean metal parts fouled with grease and dirt during fabrication. This Sonogen equipment converts radio energy into mechanical energy, causing the solvent...

Tensile strength machine in the titanium metals area at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory. Machine tests strength and ductility of metals and alloys at temperatures up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. Furnace at right provides heat. The...

Before it is shipped to the customer from the Newport, Delaware plant of DuPont's Pigments Department, each individual piece of 'dense' silicon is individually inspected. Impurities are removed to the point where remaining quantities are too minute...

This is one pound of pure silicon crystal as manufactured by the DuPont Company's Pigments Department at Newport, Delaware. The hand gives some comparison for size. When melted down-the next step in the manufacture-this will make almost a cupful of...

Table of Contents: A new outlook for an old industry; A pipe dream that came true; Passengers and pigeons; Five star, the improved ethanol anti-freeze; At ease; Velvet in the spotlight; What's new; Coiffure compact; Refrigerators on the line.

Pressman Thomas McElhane distributes ink onto rollers of a flat bed press at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run, near Wilmington, Delaware. By means of a split roller, two colors can be printed simultaneously. The...

Pressman Thomas McElhane distributes ink onto rollers of a flat bed press at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run, near Wilmington, Delaware. By means of a split roller, two colors can be printed simultaneously. The...

Table of Contents: The need for leadership; Modern package design; Brushing up on bristle problems; Dyestuffs at the fair; Clean clothes mark the successful man; The richest hill on earth; What's new; DuPont research and pest control; Fabrics for...

Table of Contents: Together they stand; Post-war planning and the chemical industry; Nylon as a plastic; Cavalcade of America to be heard on the full NBC network; Finishing the war job; What's new; DuPonters with the colors; Welcome WIPS; More...